Buddha head sculpture photographed in studio with alternative post processing.
A beautiful little statue that, tragically, stands above a child’s grave in my local cemetery.
Spiritual, original is an oil
when life is hardest, when we are most lost, / the wellspring inside has the most chance of showing us how big our God is!
oil on canvas / This Painting was a commissioned piece for this passage of scripture. / Luke 4:18-19 / “The spirit of the lord is upon me to preach good news to the poor, sight to the blind, release for the captives and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” / A little explanation: / You will find 12 sections to represent one year – ‘the year of the Lord’s favour’. / Then I set to work on what would be in each of the 12 parts? / One day I was writing out a shopping list and I started to write what I’d need in order to really live this passage… or what I had already perhaps… / Spirit, Light, Voice, Faith, Uncertainty, Hope, Hands, Water, Oil, Feet, Strength, Boldness… / This is a great sending forth… an annointing… a comissioning… / I realised that I had all that it takes and that it would take all that I have in order to live according to this bold sending out…. / Starting from the top left hand corner you will find water… I think, living in Australia, i am so very much aware of how precious water is for life and how water is definitely good news for the poor. Next you will find Hope, the small window of hope at the top signifies that there is always hope, even in the darkest places. / In the top right hand corner you will find Hands, these are actually a painting of a man’s hands that had just saved a life. We can use our hands for so much good in the world and from small things done by hand, incredble things can be achieved. I also think these hands relate so well to the Homeless man’s hands in the bottom left hand corner and therefore connect the painting. / The green is for boldness – if you look closely at the original artwork you can see the word Boldness written in there, I find green such a difficult colour to work with and it takes extreme boldness for me to paint with green… a step out of a comfort zone! / The bubble looking circle is for Strength… sometimes we take strength for granted. What is strength is all contexts, physical, emotional, spiritual etc…? Like a bubble… perhaps it is my interpretation that strength is a gift and it can exist simultaneously as both tangible and intangible in our personal awareness. Voice is represented with words – written and lifted up… we need to have voices for the poor, the oppressed, the captives, the refugees, the neglected, the abused, the blind, the sick, the forgotten… / The child with questioning eyes represents Faith, she has seen the world for what it really is and she looks to us. Then we have oil, oil for annointing – for mission… but I chose to place a woman in this section who represents the middle east, here is a woman who has seen so much devastation in the world because of oil and money and power and war. / Light is represented by a shadow of us, and just how much darkness we walk in, we need to shine light into that darkness. The Homeless man represents Uncertainty – seems a bit like the odd word out in the list – but I like it… its says so much about what it means to be human in all our brokenness – but we are all connected! It’s about not having all the answers but being able to take notice and to see reality in front of us… may the oppressed go free because we choose to step out and take risks! I think Spirit is pretty self explanitory – but its about us all being in this together for the good of all humankind… this is a crowd that can achieve amazing things together!!! / The last section of the painting represents Feet… Feet of readiness to take us where we need to be… it may be just one step at a time… but we have to start walking and taking action. The Spirit is upon us as you can see linking through every section of the painting. I hope that this has helped you understand the work a little more. Thank you for taking time to read this!
By the cross stands the lady Iona, she hopes her prayers will be answered
PROBABLY MY BEST WORK & DEFINITELY MY BEST CONCEPT TO DATE IN MY LIFE. YET NOTHING COMPARED TO THE MESSAGE LIKE DJSOUNDWAVE SAYS, “GOD IS A DESIGNER” & HE DESIGNED THE CONCEPT OF THE CROSS, IF YOU WILL. DJSOUNDWAVE’S CONCEPT MADE ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHIRTS ON HERE & INSPIRED ME TO SIGN-UP AND PUBLISH MY OWN STUFF: / http://www.redbubble.com/people/djsoundwav/clothing/602711-7-god-is-a-designer P.S. sorry about the CAPS lock. lol It’s off now.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A CITIZEN OF HEAVEN? GOD KNOWS. THE GOOD NEWS IS, FROM WHAT i UNDERSTAND, YOU DO NOT EVEN NEED A VISA OR A GREEN CARD TO GET IN.
To have started a group that has soared as it has to the very top is a dream I cherish and am so grateful for ! To have all 1307 of you here with me has surpassed all that I could have hoped for ! GOD BLESS YOU ALL and may we all continue to climb and soar always ! I love you all ! / Bonita
A collection of acrylic paintings. Customizable upon request.
At times we all experience disappointment…..we allow our dreams to turn to visions and then watch as they fade back to dreams. / Today I was reminded to carry on carving my tunnel and thought I’d create some heART…..
Love Shine A Light Three little words that make such a huge difference…. ALL SALES OF THIS IMAGE WILL BE DONATED TO JUST GIVING – TRUEPOTENTIAL PROJECT / True Potential – Just Giving site
Inspiration from the Bible
Inspiration from Psalm 51
This is a very realistic view of a lovely poolside tropical flower! I really like the natural look which exists within this particular image. Something about the purity of this image is soothing to my soul! It seems so sweet & innocent! So pure & delightful! Enjoy! Smiles Leilani Perdido Key, Florida USA
Scriptures mentioning angels Credit: mannequin face
Angel calendar with a different angel for each month. Original photograpy and artwork by Marie Sharp.
Inspiration from the Bible
The Spirit Guide who arrives when healing is required only does so when called upon. Ask and you will receive, knock and the door will be answered, or perhaps you have already been answered before you called. The key is faith. Featured in / The Art of Intrigue
Whenever I am troubled and lost in deep despair, / I bundle all my troubles and go to God in prayer… / I know He stilled the tempest and calmed the angry sea, / And I humbly ask if, in His love, He’ll do the same for me… / And then I just keep quiet and think only thoughts of peace, / And if I abide in stillness my restlessness murmurings cease. / Written by ~ Helen Steiner Rice Photograph of statue with enhancements from Corel Pro and Adobe.
I Was Lifted Up On Angel’s Wings ~ By WhtDove I was lifted up on Angels’ wings, / And through the Heavens soared. / When I came upon a brilliant light, / I found it was my Lord. With hair like snow and eyes of fire, / I bowed before His feet. / In His presence it was hard to stand, / My sins felt like concrete. Head hung in sorrow, tears filled my eyes. / My mouth, it couldn’t speak. / My sins were overpowering me. / My soul, it just felt weak. A gentle hand reached out to touch me, / A voice like thunder spoke. / The love He gave enveloped my soul, / My heart no longer broke. He put His loving arms around me, / Such peace that I felt then. / I was quite content in knowing that, / He’d do it all again. Our righteous acts are like filthy rags, / The Lord reminded me. / Come in unto Me my precious child, / For I can set you free. I was lifted up on Angel’s wings, / And through the Heavens soared. / I had been forgiven my sin and… / My soul had been restored. / /
Inspiration from the Bible /
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